CPS aide pushed, dragged nonverbal autistic boy ‘like a starfish’ in school hallway, prosecutors say

Source CWB Chicago
Original Load Date April 19, 2026, 3 p.m.
Last Updated April 19, 2026, 3 p.m.
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A substitute classroom aide at a Northwest Side elementary school is facing felony charges after prosecutors said a CPS security officer watched live on surveillance cameras as she dragged and pushed an 8-year-old nonverbal autistic boy during a three-minute struggle outside a school bathroom. Meli...